... REARGUARD ACTION IS CONTINUING WITH THE SAME BITTERNESS AROUND DUNKIRK.” The Allied warships are pounding the Nazi hordes with their big guns and the R.A.F. are showering them with high explosive. Dunkirk itself is holding out magnificently. The inundations extending ...

... ALLIES’ STAND AT YSER CANAL Paris, Friday. Allied troops are continuing to Hold out solidly, not only in the fortified area of Dunkirk, almost completely surrounded by flood waters, but also to the west of the Yser Canal, the French military spokesman stated ...

... warships and troop transports which were to Bring home the remainder of the beaten B.E.F. in the harbour, and on the sea off Dunkirk and Ostend. All branches of the services joined in the attack, which was directed against more than 60 ships. Three warships ...

... badly damaged by bombs. The German air force also successfully bombed the ports of Dunkirk and Dover. German high speed boats torpedoed and sank an enemy destroyer off Dunkirk. “ In general the activity of the air forces on both sides was limited by weather ...

... of Ostend, received from its King the order to cease fire, thus opening to the enemy the road to Ypres, to Fumes and to Dunkirk. Since then our troops, under the command of General Blanchard and General Prionx, in close collaboration with the Briti&h ...

... direction of Bruges to Dunkirk were strongly resisting German attacks on the Yser canal regions, he continued. The French were defending the region between St. Omer and Cassel, where the German push was moving north-iwest towards Dunkirk. The Allies were fighting ...

... of 12 Bri* fighters who yesterday shot than enemy aircraft (see now destroyed enemy c | past three days. their ji day over Dunkirk the l)efi*![ i seven Messerschmitt l(J9s. i|,‘e • ately attacked, and one ...

... The sound of gunfire was heard early to-day' from the south-east coast coming apparently from the direction of Calais or Dunkirk. It was heard at intervals oyer a period of about two hours and at times was very rapid. There were also heavy detonations ...

... French military is noted, however, e traditions of the French eral ivas with those of his most gravely threatened rd. area of Dunkirk was consist solidly, the French man said. is now is. completely surrounded hing for several kilometres • semi-circular moat ...

... after swimming for some time, was the only one to be rescued. Beaches Alive with Troops The beaches and sand dunes around Dunkirk have been alive with troops for the past three days waiting to be evacuated and being evacuated. At more and more frequent ...

... Majesty’s telegram. THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE AND THEIR FRENCH ALLIES ARE CONTINUING THE WELL-ORDERED WITHDRAWAL TO DUNKIRK IN THE FACE OF OVERWHELMING ODDS. TO-DAY’S FRENCH COMMUNIQUE SPEAKS OF VIOLENT FIGHTING ON THE YSER AND IN THE REGION OF CASSEL ...

... among which many of have a dear one. This group of three armies, under the command of General Blanchard, was supplied via Dunkirk. The French and British Annies defended this port in the south and the west, and the Belgian Army in the north. “It is this ...